Category: Saudi Arabia travel news
Saudi Arabia travel & tourism news for travelers and travel professionals. Latest travel and tourism news on Saudi Arabia. Latest news on safety, hotels, resorts, attractions, tours and transportation in Saudi Arabia. Riyadh Travel information. Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is a country in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula.
Qatar Airways resumes flights to Riyadh
Harry S. Johnson- January 11, 2021Qatar Airways will operate a daily service to Riyadh on wide-body aircraft including the Airbus A350, Boeing 777-300 and Boeing ... Read More
How People and Planet can co-exist in Harmony and create 380,000 jobs
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 11, 2021Saudi Arabia after opening this closed country has been developed as a source for out of the box, but realistic ... Read More
Saudi Arabia and Qatar end dispute, reopen borders
Harry S. Johnson- January 5, 2021Qatar is no longer isolated in the Gulf Region. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait opened up ... Read More
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia resume passenger flights
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 3, 2021PIA resumes flights to Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia reopens travelNew strain of COVID-19 virus in Saudi Arabia The Pakistan International Airlines ... Read More
Next Generation COVID-19
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- December 24, 2020A new strain of the coronavirus - the next generation COVID-19 - has emerged and is responsible for a 70 ... Read More
Saudi Arabian Airlines ranked a Five-Star Global Airline
Harry S. Johnson- December 22, 2020Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA) the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia has been ranked a Five-Star Global Airline by the ... Read More
UAE and Saudi Arabia top global survey for intent to travel abroad in 2021
Chief Assignment Editor- December 15, 2020A recent ‘Global Holiday Intent’ survey conducted by YouGov has revealed that residents in the UAE and Saudi Arabia are ... Read More
UAE-bound Israeli commercial flights allowed to cross Saudi airspace
Harry S. Johnson- December 1, 2020Saudi Arabia's government has officially agreed to let Israeli commercial flights cross its airspace on their way to the United ... Read More
Are Saudi Arabia’s 2030 tourism aspirations too ambitious in new normal of COVID-19?
Harry S. Johnson- November 5, 2020Saudi Arabia claims it remains on track to reach its ambitious target of welcoming 100 million tourists annually by 2030. ... Read More
US citizens in Riyadh warned of potential terror attack on Saudi capital
Harry S. Johnson- October 28, 2020US Embassy in Riyadh warned American citizens, currently in the Kingdom, of a potential terror attacks on the Saudi capital, ... Read More
How the travel and tourism industry can survive Coronavirus
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 8, 2020In a historic first, G20 Tourism Ministers hosted more than 45 CEOs and Members of WTTC, who presented their plan ... Read More
Saudi Arabia hosts G20 Space Economy Leader Meeting
Harry S. Johnson- October 7, 2020The Saudi Space Commission organized 2020's first meeting of space agency leaders that belong to G20 countries. The meeting, hosted ... Read More
WTTC, G20, Saudi Arabia to rescue and relaunch tourism
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 6, 2020"We are making history today!" This is the message by a shining star in the travel and tourism industry. Today ... Read More
Saudi Arabia to become a UNWTO Center for 13 Countries
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 16, 2020The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has approved the setting up of a regional office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to support the ... Read More
New flights from Tel Aviv to Morocco, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, UAE – and growing
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 12, 2020Direct connecting Tel Aviv with airports in the UAE, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain will expand the travel and tourism ... Read More
KLM expands Gulf States network, adds Riyadh as new destination
Harry S. Johnson- July 23, 2020KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced that it will expand its flight network with the opening of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. ... Read More
Qatar Air Blockade Ruling: A victory over UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 14, 2020This is good news not only for Qatar Airways, but for Qatar as a nation. Step by step the arguments ... Read More
Saudi Tourism Authority launches Saudi Summer Campaign
Harry S. Johnson- June 24, 2020The Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) has unveiled a new campaign, called Saudi Summer, to encourage residents to explore the Kingdom this ... Read More
Saudi Arabia launches $4 billion Tourism Development Fund
Harry S. Johnson- June 22, 2020The establishment of the National Development Fund, chaired by His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, was announced by ... Read More
Safest leisure travel destinations for Summer 2020 named
Harry S. Johnson- June 13, 2020The World Tourism and Travel Council recognized Portugal, Turkey and Saudi Arabia as the safest destinations for leisure travel this ... Read More
How the Red Sea Tourism Project Implements Zero Waste to Landfill?
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 18, 2020The Red Sea Tourism Project is seen as one of the world's most ambitious tourism projects in the world. High ... Read More
G20 leaders to save the global travel and tourism industry
editor- March 26, 2020The call was made the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, ... Read More
The Seychelles showcased in Jeddah Intl. Travel & Tourism Exhibition
editor- March 12, 2020Strengthening the destination’s presence in the GCC market, the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) showcased the tropical paradise in the 10th ... Read More
Etihad Airways stops flights to Saudi Arabia due to COVID-19
editor- March 11, 2020Four Etihad flights which were en-route to Saudi Arabia at the time a directive issued by the General Authority for ... Read More
How the Red Sea Project will reduce light pollution
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 2, 2020The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind one of the world's most ambitious tourism initiatives, has announced plans to become ... Read More
Saudi Arabia stops Umrah tourism for COVID-19 from some countries
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 27, 2020Saudi Arabia temporarily suspended entry for individuals seeking to perform Umrah pilgrimage in Mecca or visiting the Prophet's Mosque in ... Read More
Saudi Tourism Consulting: US- Saudi Tourism Venture announced at JTTX Jeddah
Dmytro Makarov- February 27, 2020The Jeddah International Travel and Tourism Exhibition JTTX is the largest travel trade show in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ... Read More
Etihad Airways launches special Ramadan flights from Abu Dhabi to Saudi Arabia
Chief Assignment Editor- February 21, 2020Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will again operate a daily scheduled flight between the emirate of Abu ... Read More
ATM: Short leisure breaks to drive 38% increase in visitors to Saudi Arabia by 2024
Chief Assignment Editor- February 11, 2020Visitors to Saudi Arabia are predicted to increase 38% from 15.5 million in 2019 to 21.3 million by 2024, according ... Read More
Coronavirus: Uncertainty in the Middle East
The Media Line- February 10, 2020Measures taken to halt transmission of the virus are reducing international travel and trade, and in the long-term could significantly ... Read More
ATM: Gulf tourists will spend $2.36 billion in Egypt in 2020
Chief Assignment Editor- February 3, 2020According to new data published ahead of Arabian Travel Market 2020, visitors from Gulf Cooperation Council countries will spend $2.36 ... Read More
Bright Future of Transportation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 3, 2020Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the Saudi Railway Company (SAR) highlighted, on the 28th and ... Read More
Israel latest Travel Trend: Saudi Arabia
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 26, 2020Israel announced today that it would permit Israeli citizens to travel to Saudi Arabia for the first time, under certain ... Read More
Polo Star unveiled as Brand Ambassador AMAALA
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 26, 2020Global polo star and Ralph Lauren model, Ignacio Figueras, has been named a brand ambassador for AMAALA, the ultra-exclusive tourism destination under development ... Read More
Turkey’s Pegasus airline launches flights to Medina and Batumi
Chief Assignment Editor- January 17, 2020Turkey’s airline Pegasus continues to expand its network with the launch of two new routes. The launch of Medina will ... Read More
Riyadh prepares for the launch of the highly anticipated 2020 Railway Forum
Chief Assignment Editor- January 8, 2020Under the Patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, the Saudi Railways Company ... Read More
